Reporting Incidental Findings in Genomic Scale Clinical Sequencing—A Clinical Laboratory Perspective

Advances in sequencing technologies have facilitated concurrent testing for many disorders, and the results generated may provide information about a patient's health that is unrelated to the clinical indication, commonly referred to as incidental findings. This is a paradigm shift from traditional genetic testing in which testing and reporting are tailored to a patient's specific clinical condition. Clinical laboratories and physicians are wrestling with this increased complexity in genomic testing and reporting of the incidental findings to patients.

Source: Journal of Molecular Diagnostics - February 12, 2015 Category: Pathology Authors: Madhuri Hegde, Sherri Bale, Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir, Jane Gibson, Linda Jo Bone Jeng, Loren Joseph, Jordan Laser, Ira M. Lubin, Christine E. Miller, Lainie F. Ross, Paul G. Rothberg, Alice K. Tanner, Patrik Vitazka, Rong Mao Tags: Special article Source Type: research